do you brew over ice for the ice tea feature or does it brew cold - also does it make coffee hot enough - I like my coffee hot?
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The BKC700XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer does have an iced coffee setting. Using a mug or glass filled with ice, your favorite K-Cup, and the iced coffee "size" option, it will brew hot and pour over the ice. The pre-set brew temperature of the BKC700XL is 192 Fahrenheit and can be adjusted down by 5 degrees if desired.
25291
Yes the coffee is hot enough, if it has an iced tea feature I've never used it.
25292
I haven't used the " ice feature". The temperature of the coffee is adjustable and can be set very hot.
25293
I've never made ice tea in it but I imagine you make it just like coffee & then pour it over ice. It does make the coffee pretty hot but because I use cold cream in my coffee, I put it in the microwrave for 30 second to compensate for the cream cooling it off. If you drink black, it will be nice & hot.
25294
We have not used the ice brew method yet. Regarding the temperature of making hot coffee, we also like our coffee hot. We are happy with it.
25295
The BKC700XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer™ does have an iced coffee setting. Using a mug or glass filled with ice, your favorite K-Cup®, and the iced coffee "size" option, it will brew hot and pour over the ice. The pre-set brew temperature of the BKC700XL is 192° Fahrenheit and can be adjusted down by 5 degrees if desired.
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As far as I know, all iced drinks are made hot, then let cool and ice added later. As far as I know, cool or cold water does not work well to extract flavor from coffee or tea. This machine won't allow you to pump the water (through the cartridge) into your cup unless and until the water is HOT.
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yes, brews stronger though, so although it melts the ice somewhat the "iced" coffee tastes good and is cold.
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The whole point of Cold brew is to drink it cold, and not heat it up. Cold brewing makes coffee less bitter and less acidic. You're basically steeping it like tea, but for much longer. Try it once as cold brew and you wont want to heat up your coffee ever again!! But if you're intent on drinking it hot, I would just heat up the concentrated coffee itself or cut it with a bit of water and then heat it. I'm not sure how that would taste as I've never gone this route!
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Depends on your preference but I find I need to let it sit a bit. My daughter-in-law who is form the UK and our family tea expert says it is just right for brewing tea. She does add a bit of milk so that cools it some.
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I'm happy with it. Makes coffee as hot as any Kurick machine. I drink it without adding milk, so I need to sip it at first.If you add milk it should still be hot....but that might be a matter of opinion.
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Yes just filled a glass with ice and brew the tea in your glass or brew the tea in a cup then pour the hot tea over a glass full of ice either way it works
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There is a cup warmer platform on the top right of machine. It turns on when you power up the machine to brew, but I believe there is no temp setting for it. Takes a few minutes, but the cups get sufficiently warm. I've had this machine for 6+ months and love it.
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It does brew the coffee cold and I don't know how long it takes. I put it in the fridge over night. Probably takes longer than 10. Enjoy.
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I do pour over coffee. The water temperature is around 200 degrees at time of brewing. It must be the thermos. Unless I'm missing something else. Do you drink it straight from the thermos or pour into a cup?
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you put the tea bags or loose tea in the top. Fill the resivor with water and put ice in the pitcher, so the water heats and goes ofer the tea and into the pitcher. enough ice melts to make wondergul ice tea but it doesnt all melt. :Love mine. I had another brand ptreviously. This is much better. Love the glass pitcher and it looks nice sitting on the counter (mine is black)
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Sorry, no help here. I use my carafe to make Cold Brew Tea only. But I can share that the carafe far exceeds my expectations. It is easy to hold, cleans beautifully, and has stayed perfectly clear even though I use a brush to clean it. Just remember to open one of the stoppers when you put the lid on to relieve the pressure.
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Does a great job with making hot tea. I guess you could pout it over ice but it may dilute it some. I think it was designed for hot tea
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I would think that you could brew the tea right in the kettle. I only heat water in the kettle because our family uses it for black tea, green tea and hot chocolate. That way everyone can choose to drink whatever they like. I also haven't put anything into the kettle for fear that it would take on the taste of what is put into it. I haven't tried it so I don't know if this is true or not.
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Hello Eileen,We advise to brew the tea in the regular form with adding more tea for iced tea and then having it drain over a cup of ice.
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I have not used this specific product for cold brewing, but I regularly use a different, larger Bodum French press to cold brew. I use the same amounts of grounds and water that I do for making hot coffee, but I let it set overnight or for at least 8 hours. Then I pour it over ice to drink. I think it makes great cold coffee.
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I have not made iced tea with it but I know it makes great tea and you should be able to cool it after it brews or even put it over ice....this is so much easier than a tea pot and the clean up is quick and easy..I love it....